AN: It has literally been months since I updated. I'm so sorry guys. Here is the newest chapter.
3 - Festive
Roxanne had came to the conclusion long ago that reading in your pajamas and snacking on potato chips for Halloween proved to be more pleasing than the actual fiesta itself.
Even after all the holidays that Gary would drag the girl out of her small habitat, Roxanne never found the strength to believe she prefer being outside.
Maybe it was just because of the way she was raised. Unlike mom, grandma Tanya did not let Roxanne go off to play alone until she felt like coming back. More rules. Less socialization. Not being allowed to leave the house and hunt for candy like the other children, out of ´safety´ due to her formally somewhat reckless childhood self; Took its own toll on the girl. Eventually, her grandmother´s method worked however, at age ten, Roxanne unpacked her saved bags from the previous Halloweens that she´d attempted- and failed, to run away.
Brushing off memories of the past, Roxanne resumes reading the book in front of her. The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Why is she even reading this? The series in itself is trash compared to everything else the library has. Well, still better than the cringe worthy Grottos and Gremlins Guide, or any of the poorly written fanfiction that the nerds put together in their free time. Even she, a ´friendless loser´, found the whole franchise to be a laugh.
Though, Roxanne herself had read both the franchise and every fan tribute story Earnest wrote, considering he understood proper punctuation. Hey, for total geeks, not all of them know the difference ´you're´ and ´your´, when ´lost in the shadowy realm of galactus´ fighting trolls or something...
Twenty five minutes later…
Roxanne grew lost inside the love triangle unveiling further with each page she turned. WHY ISN'T BELLA CHOOSING JACOB?! SHE'S JUST USING HIM! IDIOT! JACOB IS THE NICE ONE! EDWARD IS SO COLD AND DISTANT AND-
Oh god…
Roxanne recoiled awkwardly to herself.
Then again, who is Roxanne really to judge a fictional character´s love life? Considering her own is too unnecessarily complicated to fathom at times, especially because it mostly revolves around Gary.
No. Not anymore. They're just friends now. She has a boyfriend. Gary probably is sleeping with loads of girls. But why does the thought of Gary with other females at all bother her so much?
Lost in her thoughts, Roxanne doesn't notice the very boy who currently occupied her mind, enter the room.
"Really? Twilight?" The raven haired girl jumps at the voice, causing Gary to laugh, his hands on his hips.
"Oh, it's just you."
Gary crosses his arms, "Why do you sound so disappointed to see me? Don't you like my costume?" He taunts, moving closer to Roxanne before continuing, "I figured you would, you've always loved roleplay."
Roxanne stops to analyze the boy from head to toe. The sociopathic boy is dressed in an ensemble that could only suit...well, Gary. A Nazi Officer Uniform. Complete with...dear god, a riding crop. And not just any riding crop…
"Gary, I know you value mind control and sadism, but this is a bit extreme even for you."
Scoffing arrogantly with a roll of his eyes, "At least I actually wore a costume." Gary pauses, noticing Roxanne's gaze held on the dark brown whip attached to his belt. "Ah...of course. Remember this?" He giggles, removing the whip from his hip and cracking it hard onto Roxanne's bed, just brushing her thigh.
Feeling herself become slightly aroused as she remember the 'good times' the two shared in bed involving flogging, Roxanne quickly brushed off the thoughts and turned back to her book. "How spirited." She sarcastically remarks, attempting to ignore Gary's presence.
Snapping his fingers in front of the girl's face,"Where's your 'friends'? I saw them all out having the time of their lives without you." Gary grumbled noticeably irritated; Imagining himself, burning the damned little distraction in Roxanne's hands, stealing her concentration. Deciding to hold off on the thought, instead opting to crossing his arms and glaring holes into the book until Roxanne got bored of it herself.
"I told them I was sick and couldn't go out." Roxanne responds, not taking her eyes off the page of the fictional book in her hands.
Growing ever the more impatient with her lack of reaction to his teasing, Gary can feel the anger building inside of him, his eyes scan between the paperback and the walls of Roxanne's shared room. Not even Constantinos got Gary this riled up. Not usually anyway. Maybe it's because he knows Roxanne is his, not some pessimistic closeted wimp's 'girl'.
Tempted to snatch away the object of Roxanne's interest, "Bet they loved that. Did they finally realize how plain you are?" Gary leers at the girl on the bed, noticing Roxanne roll her eyes in response his pestering.
The standing boy huffs in frustration, an action that catches Roxanne's inner conscience, causing her to correct herself; Knowing now, she will have to actually talk to Gary before he throws a fit.
After all, Roxanne learned long ago, that ignoring Gary could just make him plant a bomb in Bullworth.
"You can say boring Gary. We broke up for a reason. You're too much of you. And I'm myself."
Turning his nose up to the sky, the sociopath mocks Roxanne's statement, "You make it sound as if being me is worse than being you."
"Isn't it?" Roxanne answers, closing her book and lifting her gaze to meet Gary's.
Placing his fingers on the bedpost, "Look who's Miss Intimidating." The boy teases, expression growing hostile as he continues, "Why so mean? Aren't we friends now? Don't you care about me? Whatever happened to having my back? Or are you going to leave again?"
For a moment, Roxanne feels a pang of guilt "I-", nearly apologizing, the girl catches herself. No. She can't allow him to manipulate her emotions again, "Stop it, Gary. I know what you're doing."
Deciding it best to change the subject, Gary reaches into the small gap between his crossed arm and chest, pulling out a medium sized bag filled with dozens of sweets that Roxanne hadn't noticed before, "Hmm. Look what I have."
¨Where did you get all of this candy?¨ Roxanne questions in a mixture of curiosity and worry, knowing it's not in Gary's nature to be a regular person and go beg for candy like other kids.
Dumping the bag out on the bed, ¨It's Halloween¨, Gary answers and takes a seat beside Roxanne.
Sighing, Roxanne looks at the boy's thigh touching hers, "Yes Gary, I am aware." So tempted to touch his- no. Bad girl Roxanne. She scoots a few centimeters away from Gary and continues, "...But I know you don't go door to door asking people for anything.¨
¨You caught me, I took it from that annoying wimp Pedro.¨ Gary admits as he lays down on Roxanne's bedspread.
Rolling her eyes, Roxanne crosses her arms and speaks again in a harsh tone, ¨You're such a dick, Gary.¨
¨´You're such a dick, Gary!´¨ Gary mimics crudely, adopting a high pitched voice. Since when is Roxanne Mother Teresa? Does she have some kind of crush that she isn't telling him about? His brows furrowing and a small amount of anger building inside, ¨What do you care anyway?¨.
Roxanne spoke only to stop herself, ¨He´s sweet-" She didn't know why she felt the need to protect Pedro. Other than the few kind encounters with the young boy, Roxanne has no real reason to be so attached, "I mean I don't know him personally that well but...¨
¨Yeah exactly. So you shouldn't care.¨
Gary does have a point, Roxanne really doesn't have to worry for Pedro, it's not like he's her little brother or something. It's just he's one of the only people who knows Roxanne exists and isn't a jerk to her. Always friendly and polite, like how he always holds the door open for her. He even helped carry her books once. An adorable little gentleman. Nothing like how Gary was at that age, which made her almost wish Pedro could somehow go back in time and meet her when she was fourteen. Maybe then Roxanne would've went for the right boy.
¨I guess…" Roxanne agrees reluctantly, stopping for a brief moment in confusion at an error that occurs to her only in that moment, " I thought you hated sugar. I just don't see the point in taking it if you aren't going to eat it.¨
"Ah that's why I'm here. For you tubby." Gary states swiftly, acting as if what he said is the most obvious thing in the country.
Wow…
No Roxanne. Gary is just being rude, he doesn't mean it. She swallows back the hurt, trying her best to ignore Gary's comment, "I am a healthy weight for my height Gary."
Observing the girl staring at her thighs glumly with a small frown, Gary teases Roxanne again, "But nothing like Mandy."
Douchebag! Now Roxanne is upset. "And nothing like Eunice-" She fires back, before realizing what she just suggested about her friend's weight.
Goddamnit, Gary's smug look said everything, Roxanne had just given him exactly what he wanted. He jumps up from the bed and points at her accusingly, "You just called her fat!"
Roxanne stands up as well, attempting to defend herself, "No I-" She gives up, knowing the boy in front of her could easily go on a rant about her being a liar. Walking closer to the boy, she proceeds to push him to the door with all her muscle.
Either Gary is obese, or Roxanne is weak; For the short girl struggles to get his body towards the exit as Gary propels against her, laughing at Roxanne's lack of strength.
Damn, how heavy is Gary? He has little to no body fat, it's not like he'd ever been a chubby kid. She'd knocked him over plenty of times, easily. Yes, Gary had always had more height than Roxanne, well except for when they were kids. Still Gary, though rather tall, is still not as colossal as most of the football players. Why is it so difficult to push him? Is he pressing his weight down or something? Guess Roxanne didn't count on the boy being such a challenge.
Her arms beyond sore from the pressure against them, Roxanne can feel herself giving up. At this point Gary is just taunting her, with his amused chuckle. The girl moves her hands from the sociopath's chest to his arms, praying silently it would make the fight easier.
Holy shit…
She feels the increased size of the lumps on Gary's biceps, Roxanne's mouth hung in surprise; Has Gary been working out? Since when does Gary care so much about his body? He's always had a nice one sure, he never needed to worry about looking attractive. Not like he did. Gary is slender, he didn't have a toned body necessarily, not that Roxanne could remember anyway. So where did this come from?
Oh no, no no no no no- She'd been staring again. Why else would Gary have that stupid punchable cute smirk on his face? Cute? Wait, no. Not cute. Disgusting. Yes, that swirling feeling in her stomach was because Gary is ugly and nasty and so hot- NO. He makes her want to barf and gouge out her own eyes, of course. It's not butterflies. Shaking her head, Roxanne closes her mouth and swallows, trying her best to mask her original reaction.
Continuing to heave Gary towards the exit, is taking Roxanne longer than expected. Really it had only been what? Five feet away from her bed? Even she was disappointing herself. Roxanne needs to start going to gym again, now that Zoe's gone...what's the point of skipping class if you're all alone? Well, she could always skip with Gary. No. She'd probably end up sucking his- NO, she has a boyfriend, that won't happen. Right?
Finally at the door to the room, Roxanne stops to huff in frustration and mild exhaustion, "Just get out Gary."
"It's not like your fat ass can make me." Gary mumbles, laughing quietly to himself, just above a whisper.
OH NO HE DID NOT! THIS BOY! THAT IS NOT OKAY! Then again, when does Gary ever say the 'okay' sentence. Hell, when is anything to do with Gary moderately close to 'okay'.
Anger getting the best of herself, "What did you just say?!" Roxanne yells as she proceeds to hit Gary; Knowing damn well about the snarky comment he'd just made, yet wanting to see if the boy had the decency to own up to his mistake.
Waving his arms to block Roxanne's attacks, Gary quickly speaks up to excuse his words, "Kidding! Kidding! It's genetics. Besides you're plump in all the right places. I know I'm not complaining."
Roxanne shakes her head, bringing her arms over her breasts as she cools down, "Well, it isn't for you, remember? I am so done with you talking about my curves."
Gary grabs Roxanne's wrists, moving the girl's hands away from her chest to ogle her cleavage, "It's not your fault your mother has always been on the bustier side." Roxanne tries to break free from Gary's large hands, his grip tightens. Raising his eyebrows suggestively, Gary's flirty smirk meets Roxanne's livid glare, "Stop acting so shy about looking like a real woman."
"Are you suggesting I like the attention I get because of my body? You know I don't like being in any kind of spotlight." Roxanne snorts, slightly insulted that Gary would think up such a manner relating to her, that couldn't be further from the truth. If anything it could be obvious to anyone that Roxanne didn't particularly love her body, another reason she disliked showing it off.
Releasing Roxanne from his firm grip, "Hey, you don't see me upset about being well endowed like my father. Or anyone else for that matter." Gary laughs, watching an ill expression form on the girl's feminine features.
Roxanne felt the vomit creep up her throat as she cringed inwardly, covering her face for a moment with her hands, "Oh my god...do you mean your-".
"C'mon you've seen it, you should know." The boy interrupts before she can finish the question, gesturing towards his pelvis as he raised his eyebrows in a suggestive manner.
"Ew…"
Gary walks back to Roxanne's bedspread, allowing himself to fall back on the mattress, "Find me when your boyfriend can't satisfy you." He speaks, in a half joking half serious tone, voice muffled by the pillow he landed on. Turning up to face Roxanne, Gary continues nonchalantly, "Oh wait you already did."
Making her way towards her bed, Roxanne took a seat next to Gary, "That was a long time ago. I'm different now." Things have changed. For one, she doesn't worship Gary anymore. Well…- No. Constantinos is her boyfriend, even if Gary does have some kind of strange ability to control her at times, that's different. Maybe Roxanne doesn't do everything Constantinos tells her to, but at least she isn't a mind slave to anyone anymore.
"Sure, you are. You're still with me right now instead of him."
"You came to me." Roxanne argued, laying down beside the sociopath. As much as she hated to admit it, Gary did have a point. Lately, it seemed she almost enjoyed seeing Gary more than Constantinos; It's times like this Roxanne wishes Zoe was still around. Zoe had said that it's normal to still have feelings for someone you used to be in a relationship with. But it's not like Roxanne is allowed to feel anything for Gary anymore.
Gary and Roxanne made eye contact, staring into each other's pupils, as if the two were trying to read the other's thoughts. Trying to talk, without speaking; A challenging method both had no problem using to communicate. Those brown x rays of his always managed to frighten and lure Roxanne in, Gary didn't ever have to try to get her to listen. Even when she pretended to ignore him, she found herself hardly ever tuning out his words, if at all.
Man…
Gary's eyes sure are mesmerizing- Not in that way though, that feeling in Roxanne's stomach are not butterflies fluttering around, more like butterflies finally dying. And just because she's blushing doesn't mean she still likes him, he's just annoying. That makes sense right? Blushing because someone is annoyingly obnoxious and ugly? Yeah it totally works. It's not like she likes him or something.
Gary allows his gaze to falter as he examines Roxanne's voluptuous figure, ¨Anyway, why aren't you wearing a costume?" He continues to criticize before shifting his focus to their surroundings, "Everyone else is out having fun. Including your ´bestie´ Angie and that little boyfriend of yours...¨ Gary's voice begins to wander, something that Roxanne noted long ago, only happens when he gets tired or is deep in thought…
Which only causes her to worry, because for one, if Gary is thinking about something, it can't be good. Two, if Gary sleeps here, how will she get him out? Without Zoe here to protect her, and Angie to make sure she doesn't do anything she'll regret, who knows what will happen. And nevermind explaining this 'sleepover' to Constantinos, no doubt he would not understand. She'd have to lie. But she can't do that either.
¨Angie is staying at her mom´s tonight. And well my boyfriend, unlike you, has a life.¨
¨Sassy tonight, huh? What's got your panties in a knot Hewitt, other than me being here.¨ Gary laughs, moderately turned on and taken aback a bit by Roxanne's sudden attitude. Purposefully, he moves his head closer to hers, nearing her lips; Gary chuckles noticing a blush creep on the dark haired girl's face.
He could grab her reddened face right now and kiss her in a swift motion, who's to say she'd stop him? Gary's rough calloused fingers caress Roxanne's chin, beckoning her closer to his mouth, she knows what is coming, should she let him? The heat emitting from her slow breathes entices Gary to inch his face closer, despite the feeling of walking on thin ice wavering in his mind.
Nose to nose, the sociopath is surprised he's gotten this far. He hasn't kissed Roxanne since...a while. To be fair, he didn't exactly remember, he just knew he needed to touch her again. Roxanne feels her mind yelling at her to run, but dear god Gary's body against hers- NO!
Roxanne's survival instinct kicks in, forcing her to push Gary off of her small form.
¨Ugh, please Gary, before I vomit. Just leave me alone.¨
¨Not until you tell me why I haven't seen you on this fine holiday.¨ Gary sneers, crawling closer to Roxanne as she attempts to scoot away from him.
Feeling Gary's disapproving stare swallow her whole, Roxanne brushes off the boy's teasing smirk, ¨No reason...I just didn't feel like leaving my room.¨
¨Ooh are we going to have a repeat of freshman year now?¨
¨Shut it know I am not the type to be very outgoing.¨ Roxanne argued, immediately becoming annoyed at hearing the words 'freshman year' exit Gary's mouth. Would he ever stop bringing that up? It's been three years since Roxanne was 14. She hated to admit it, but Gary's constant mentioning of her past reclusive shy self...bothered her deeply. Something Gary already knew frustrated the girl, which is why he continued to tease her about it any chance he could.
"C'mon Roxanne, aren't you on the student council? You're supposed to be representing this school and SPEAKING TO PEOPLE." Gary laughed, doing his best to get in Roxanne's face in order to irritate the black haired girl further.
Roxanne huffed and rolled her eyes at Gary's antics. Gary opened his mouth again, only to be interrupted by Roxanne who was seemingly one step ahead of the sociopath; ¨And I know what you're going to say. I am have never been a very social person. Whether or not I was with you at the time.¨ She snaps and crosses her arms, Gary notices this gesture and chuckles at the girl's attitude. How cute...
¨Pa-lease Roxanne, you were a complete shut in before we became more...acquainted.¨ Gary taunts, walking his left pointer and middle fingers on Roxanne's stomach. To be fair, it's no secret that Roxanne used to envy Gary's ability to talk to anyone without fear getting to him. And with the two becoming closer over the years, she had to admit, he did help her confidence tremendously.
¨You've told me this many times.¨ Roxanne responds, staring at Gary's fingers. She is tempted to hold Gary's left hand, but chooses the morally correct action of smacking the boy's hand away from her body.
¨ C´mon Roxy, you used to be fun. Where's your festivity this year? Old Constantinos not doing it for ya?¨
Roxanne looks down, as if too ashamed to face the sociopath before her. A pang of guilt washes over her, she hated her mind for agreeing with Gary's claim. Sure, Constantinos is a good boyfriend, much better than Gary had ever been. But...something about Gary always made Roxanne long for more. He always keeps Roxanne on her toes, usually it's for a bad reason though. Constantinos is nice, but so predictable and boring for the girl.
However, Roxanne knows she cannot say any of this to Gary or else he'll take advantage of it, No. He's fine. I am fine. We are fine.¨ She huffs, hoping Gary will just drop the subject rather than grill her for the truth.
Gary's eyes narrow almost as if he can hear the uncertainty in Roxanne's voice, ¨That's it? Just fine. Admit it, you miss me.¨
He's right…
Looking up to meet Gary's intimidating glare, ¨Gary. No.¨ Roxanne stutters, immediately regretting making eye contact with the boy. He must've caught her bullshit, because Gary began to smirk. Oh god...
Now he knows Roxanne is lying, it's written all over her face and it's clear as day in her voice, she does miss him. ¨Yes, yes you do. That's why you wanted to be friends again, you were just BEGGING for me to take you back.¨ Gary points at Roxanne accusingly, causing the girl to blush and cover her face for a moment.
WHY IS HE ALWAYS RIGHT?!
¨Take me back? Oh no, I don't think so.¨ Roxanne scowls, defending herself from Gary's wicked grin.
Ignoring Roxanne's sass, Gary continues to ridicule the girl's front, ¨Is that why you didn't bother leaving your dorm this year-".
"No I-" Roxanne attempts to argue, only to be interrupted by Gary's overpowering voice.
"You were hoping I would come collect you again! Get you another outfit?¨ Gary laughs, standing up in front of Roxanne.
Roxanne jumps from the bed and crosses her arms, ¨No way! I burned that thing ages ago, if you could even call it a costume.¨
Gary shakes his head, he'd been in Roxanne's room without her knowledge enough times to know that was a flat out lie. ¨I know it's in your closet Roxanne. You were just waiting here for me to happen to make an appearance.¨
¨Ugh! No I was not Gary. I just wanted to be left alone in peace. Now, can you leave?¨
The sociopath moves closer to Roxanne, ¨Why would you want me to leave? You said yourself you wanted to be friends again.¨ Gary questions, more for the purpose of guilt tripping her rather than getting an actual answer.
Roxanne pinches the bridge of her nose, ¨Yes, friendly. But there's a difference between being a friend and being a stalker.¨
¨You call this stalking? We were never friends Roxanne.¨ Gary scoffs, raising his eyebrows at Roxanne.
Frustrated, Roxanne breathes and closes her eyes: Don't murder Gary. "Gary, just go already. I have nothing here for you.¨
Gary lays back on Roxanne's bed, deciding it best to stop testing her patience for the moment, ¨At least let me stay and tell you my fun ´halloween extravaganza´ before I go, considering you don't seem to have one.¨
Roxanne crosses her arms and debates on if she should just throw Gary out all together, figuring that she might as well let him get his way, ¨Ok Gary, whatever floats your boat.¨
¨Is that the best you can do?¨ Gary criticizes, expecting her to at least out up more of a fight like the short girl usually did.
Impatient, Roxanne is quick to respond to the sociopath, "Are you going to tell me about your action packed day or not?".
"Okay okay- If you really are so desperate for me to talk to you."
It took all of Roxanne's strength to not punch the tall boy in the face, "Gary."
"Roxanne." Gary taunts in response, smirking at the girl's defeated expression.
"Go on."
Forcing himself to hold back on annoying Roxanne for the time being, Gary sighs and cups his hands together over his stomach, "To start, I took your idea and finally got Pete that 'cute' little emasculating bunny suit-"
"That wasn't my-"
"Hush." Gary places his pointer finger in front of his lips, quieting Roxanne as if she were a newborn baby. The boy removes his finger and continues, "And I also bought ol' Jimbo a skellington gimp-".
"With the leather and everything?" Roxanne interrupts, smothering a giggle. Though, she didn't dislike Jimmy, she found it funny and a tad embarrassing that Gary got him to wear the sexual gourmet; Knowing, it was likely Jimmy had no idea what a gimp was.
Hearing the hint of mischief in Roxanne's voice, "You bet." Gary felt himself chuckle in response. It wasn't everyday Roxanne found something Gary had planned that could very well be categorized as bullying...entertaining. It almost amused him, watching Roxanne attempt to hide how wicked she is.
"Where did you even find that?"
Raising his eyebrows, "Where do you think I found yours?", Gary questioned, giving Roxanne a knowing glance.
"Oh...right."
"Haha, anyway…" Gary chuckles, stopping briefly before continuing, "I decided that I'd take Pete and Hopkins out for some fun".
Oh god…
Whatever Gary meant in terms of 'fun' couldn't have been good. "Fun?" Roxanne spoke, feeling deep dread arise in the pit of her stomach.
"Relax Hewitt, all we did was play some measly old pranks on some freshmen."
"Oh…" Roxanne breathed a sigh of relief, she figured if Gary was calling the shots, it would have involved burning down the school or shooting up Yum Yum Market, or something where at least one person could've died.
"Did I mention I got Jimmy boy to steal doggy doo and make Burton wet himself when he saw flaming shit right before his eyes!"
There it is.
"Ah of course…"
"What do you mean 'of course', Roxanne?" Gary ridiculed, knowing exactly why Roxanne had sounded so disappointed in the sociopath. Roxanne had been expecting something this crazy from him after the previous holidays she'd spent with the boy; Who was Gary to 'let her down'?
Although Gary didn't tell her every little detail of the night, Roxanne couldn't help but to feel bad for the poor dog that had to experience whatever Gary did to it. She hoped to God that Gary didn't kill the poor thing, though knowing his track record...she'd be surprised if he let it live.
Deciding it best to change the subject, "Yeah you've been hanging out with that Jimmy kid a lot lately." Maybe Gary has finally found people he can have fun with? Roxanne smiles at the thought before continuing, "You must really be becoming good friends-".
"As if I'd waste my time being friends with that moron" Gary scoffs, but of course the sociopath was likely just picking another victim. It was in this moment, Roxanne felt a tiny pang of guilt for ever mentioning the 'new kid', months ago to Gary. She should've known Gary was up to no good after he drilled her for info about it.
Shaking her head, "Ok then why do you hang out with him?", Roxanne asks, though her gut already knew the answer. 'To use him for my own gain', Roxanne pictured Gary saying with a snarky smirk. Of course she didn't tell Gary she secretly thought this, because Roxanne knew Gary would do his innocent baiting and make her feel like shit for revealing his true intentions.
"Why not? For amusement." Gary laughed, rolling his eyes at Roxanne's naivety before continuing, "He's so stupid he doesn't even know how to spell orange!".
Bullshit! Roxanne felt the temptation to call the sociopath out on his false claim. "That is such a lie. I have him in English Gary, I think Mr. Galloway is really fond of him and it must be for some other reason than being pals with you." The girl had a tendency to observe everyone around, including Jimmy, who she shares several classes with. From what she's seen/heard, almost all the teachers the two have seem to praise Jimmy.
"Whatever."
Awkward silence fills the tiny room, Roxanne can feel the tension emitting off Gary. He adopts a deep frown and furrows his eyebrows, giving Roxanne a death glare. He appears to be angry, Roxanne doesn't know if she should run or try to change the subject before Gary starts ranting and wakes up the whole dorm with his voice.
The boy clenches his fists, causing Roxanne to squeal in fear and cowardly inch away from Gary. As a result of this small whimper, Gary smirks and relaxes his hands. Without warning, Gary forcefully grabs Roxanne's face and climbs on top of her, attempting to attack her mouth with his.
In shock, Roxanne nearly allows the boy to kiss her, before remembering she is taken. The short girl knees Gary in the groin, causing the boy to tumble off the bed. Now on the floor, Gary begins laughing wildly, holding his stomach.
Unpredictable as always…
Roxanne shakes her head in frustration, Gary can never take anything seriously. He scared her again. Sure, it was months ago when she last saw the boy angry with her; but Gary's violent temper still scares Roxanne at times. One moment he's manic and lively, the next cold and brooding or extremely aggressive.
Finishing his childish cackle, Gary smiles at Roxanne solemnly, the two exchanging a stare that dismisses the previous anxiety in the room. "Anyway, I'm tired." The boy yawns, placing his arms behind his head.
"Alright you should probably get back to your dorm then."
"Ooh why so tense Roxy," Gary taunts, chuckling at Roxanne's distressed expression before continuing, "We're friends now right?". Roxanne shuffles uncomfortably, as much as she wants to tell Gary to stay the night, it is unfair to her boyfriend.
Gary stand ups, slowly drawing closer to the girl's small form. Nudging at Roxanne's arm playfully, "C'mon," he giggles and softens his features into an innocent smile, "It'll be fun."
"Gary no. If Constantinos sees you-"
"If he sees me what?" Gary defensively snarls, crossing his arms as if he were a child throwing a tantrum, "He'll bust my nose and bitch about me to the principal? Please Roxanne as if I'd touch you."
Roxanne feels an immediate wound to her pride, how does Gary manage to make her believe she's attractive through the attention he gives her...then in an instant take it away with a small insult? Reminding herself Gary is just being his rude self, Roxanne brushes off her insecurity with a sigh and responds to the sociopath, "Little late for that don't you think?".
"Ugh c'mon Rox, friend to a friend, just let me stay the night. I'm tired and it's past curfew anyway, the prefects will give me hell if they see me leaving the girls dorm." Gary begs, grabbing Roxanne's hands and eliciting compassion in his features in hopes to change the girl's mind.
Roxanne feels a tug on her heart strings, Gary's puppy dog eyes never failed to sway her away from whatever idea she had before. Maybe she should? No. She can't do that. "Since when has that ever stopped you from violating my personal space Gary?" The girl snaps, hoping Gary couldn't hear her true emotions through her words.
"Pssh personal space. Didn't know I popped your tiny bubble, you never seem to mind especially after I popped that other precious gem of yours-"
"My god." Roxanne grumbles in annoyance, hanging her head in her palms, "Just get out. I should've known it was a mistake being friendly with you again." She proceeds to push the boy towards the exit of her room, trying to brush the hurtful remark Gary made off as him not thinking before speaking again.
"C'mon! Roxanne I'm sorry!" Hearing this abrupt yell, Roxanne stops to analyze the sociopath; Gary hardly apologizes, even when he ruins someone's life, this rarity compels the short girl to allow him to continue speaking. "Please just let me stay the night here. No funny business I swear. Just two comrades under the same roof sharing an uneventful night of bliss."
Warning shots fire in Roxanne's mind, something isn't right about this. Gary will try to make a move on her if she let him sleep near her again. Paranoia overwhelms Roxanne's entire being, she stays silent, giving Gary a jarring glare.
"Slumber I mean. I'll be out by the morning I promise." The boy corrects himself, if he were a normal teenager, he probably would've squirmed under Roxanne's deadpan stare.
Roxanne imagines the possibilities of letting Gary go out on his own in the Halloween cold; She imagines Gary getting kidnapped or beaten to death, though it would be more likely he'd be the one hurting someone. The girl can't help feeling worried for her former boyfriend, despite knowing Gary most likely would just go back to the boys dorm and bother Pete next.
What could be so bad about letting him spend the night? If something was going to happen again, it would've. She'd been good at telling Gary to back off in the past few weeks they'd been reconciled. Surely, it'd be okay to just let him stay over, just like she would any other friend. It wouldn't be weird if any of her other friends were to stay over, how is Gary any different? Yeah they have history, but it wouldn't be right to send him out there alone. Right?
Roxanne mentally argues with herself for minutes, as Gary stares at her, patiently waiting for her response. Clearing her throat, "You will sleep on the floor." Roxanne states flatly, ignoring the disappointed look she receives from Gary, "And if Zoe gets back from wherever, I'm letting her kick your sorry ass-"; Roxanne cuts herself off, recalling that Zoe is no longer at Bullworth.
"Did you forget that Zoe doesn't go here anymore? Your little bodyguard isn't here to defend you remember? Not after that whole shamble with Burton." Gary taunts, laughing viciously at Roxanne's sullen expression. Silent, the girl remembers how dearly she misses the redhead. Leave it to Gary to remind Roxanne why things have been so empty around the campus this year.
"Too bad you're stuck with me." The sociopath beams in amusement, smirking at Roxanne.
Sighing in vexation, "Don't get ahead of yourself Smith. If Angie decides to leave her mom's early, I'm not going to get her to make up a story about why a boy is in the GIRLS DORM." Roxanne lectures, trying her best to be intimidating; Gary offers her a frivolous expression in return, causing the girl to sigh once more before adopting a serious tone, " This is not like last time, I will gladly let her mother call the school and get you expelled."
"Feisty."
"Happy Halloween Smith." Roxanne chuckles, lying back on her mattress.
"Festive." Gary smirks, walking to the floor and lying down as well.
Smiling, Roxanne rolls over to face the lamp on her desk, turning it off. "Goodnight Gary."
"Yeah sure."
15 minutes later…
Lying awake in her bed, Roxanne has been listening to Gary Smith toss and turn for about 10 minutes. Call her a creepy stalker, but even now, she loves being around Gary when he's asleep. It's weird because Roxanne never felt the desire to watch any other guy she'd dated sleep, just Gary. Something about him being so peaceful when he isn't conscious always swayed her. He can't open his mouth to say something mean, and if he does, he's talking in his sleep. He can't hurt anyone, he's completely vulnerable.
A part of Roxanne wants to peak behind her, just to watch him sleep one more time. Though, she fears that Gary might wake up the moment she places her eyes on him. Checking her watch, it's 1:34 am. Screw it, why not take a look?
Roxanne turns to face the snoozing sociopath on the ground. Gary is an insane manipulative backstabber, Roxanne knows this for a fact; But when he is asleep, he looks like any other person. It's fascinating, watching the seemingly content boy in a deep slumber. If someone were to walk into Roxanne's room right now, they'd think Gary were like any other boy...and Gary would be in a lot of trouble for even being in the girls' dorm.
Urge, usually something that Roxanne had to hold herself back on, she felt the urge to kiss Gary. Would he feel it? She'd kissed him loads of times in his sleep, he just looks so cute and serene. She cannot help herself. She can't fight this desire.
Roxanne quietly exits her bed and approaches the sleeping boy on the floor. The girl places a light kiss on Gary's forehead, right above the scar on his right eye. The snoozing boy opens his eyes a sliver, "Mmm back for more?" He chuckled, still half asleep. Roxanne quietly giggles in response and allows the boy to doze off again.
Crawling back into her bed, Roxanne takes one more look at the sleepy boy and smiles to herself.
Leave it to Gary to never let Roxanne have a boring Halloween.
AN: Long time no see! Sorry it's been forever since I updated. It's freaking 2018. I'm back guys and I hope that if my schedule doesn't get too crazy (and I don't procrastinate so much on this lmao) that I can update this fic as soon as possible. I have a lot of ideas for this story, I hope whoever is reading this, sticks around until the end. I'm thinking if nobody can figure out the order of events by the end, I will put them together on another chapter (when the fic is over) detailing the order of each chapter so maybe it's easier to follow. Alright, see ya next time, it's good to be back and I hope this chapter was to your liking :)